独占する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 独占する | 独占しない |
| Polite | 独占します | 独占しません |
| Past polite | 独占しました | 独占しませんでした |
| Past | 独占した | 独占しなかった |
| Te-form | 独占して | 独占しないで |
| Desire | 独占したい | 独占したくない |
| Potential | 独占できる | 独占できない |
| Passive | 独占される | 独占されない |
| Causative | 独占させる | 独占させない |
| Causative passive | 独占させられる | 独占させられない |
| Volitional | 独占しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 独占しましょう | |
| Imperative | 独占しろ | 独占するな |
| Conditional | 独占すれば | 独占しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 独占したら | 独占しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
Refers to exclusive control over a market, resource, or right, often in economic or legal contexts.
That company monopolizes the market.
独占禁止法は公正な競争を守るためにある。
The Antimonopoly Act exists to protect fair competition.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
hogging; keeping to oneself
Informal use for taking something all for oneself, not sharing, or dominating a conversation or resource.
彼はいつも会議で発言を独占する。
He always monopolizes the conversation in meetings.
弟がテレビを独占して、誰にも見せてくれない。
My younger brother hogs the TV and won't let anyone else watch.
That company monopolizes the domestic market.
He always ends up hogging the conversation.
He hogged a whole train seat, sleeping across it.
The company sells the new technology exclusively.
独占 refers broadly to monopolizing control over something, whereas 買い占め specifically describes achieving that control through mass purchasing.
独占する is monopolizing something broadly (markets, rights, attention), whereas 買い占める refers specifically to buying up physical goods or stock.
専用 describes something set aside for exclusive use, while 独占 emphasizes monopolizing or possessing something to the exclusion of others, often in a competitive or commercial sense.
独占 describes the resulting state of exclusive possession or monopoly, whereas 席巻 focuses on the dynamic process of sweeping across and overwhelming a field.
独占 stresses monopolizing something so no one else can access it, while 占有 simply means holding or controlling it, exclusively or not.
排他 focuses on shutting others out, while 独占 focuses on gaining sole possession or control of something.
monopolistic; exclusive
bilateral monopoly